Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 70, Issue 2 , Pages 193-194 , November 2005

Pioglitazone with sulfonylurea: glycemic and lipid effects in Taiwanese type 2 diabetic patients

  • Chin-Hsiao Tseng

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan
    • National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Division of Environmental Health and Occupational Medicine of the National Health Research Institutes, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +886 2 23883578; fax: +886 2 23883578.
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  • Tien-Shang Huang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan
    • National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan

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doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2004.11.003

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 70, Issue 2 , Pages 193-194 , November 2005